Interested in the life of an experienced and well-travelled researcher? Join us today as we explore Professor Joshua Vogel's career and his experiences researching epidemiology and public health both in Australia and around the world.  Joshua Vogel is a perinatal epidemiologist and public health researcher currently working as Principal Research Fellow at the Burnet Institute, where he co-heads the multi-disciplinary Global Women’s and Newborn’s Health group ..read more

The biggest barriers we have are people and outdated attitudes.  Join us this week as we interview Dr. Dinesh Palipana, 2021 Queensland Australian of the Year, the first quadriplegic medical intern in Queensland as well as the second person to graduate from medical school with quadriplegia in Australia. Dinesh has been a key advocate for disability and a founding member of Doctors with Disabilities Australia, explore his journey as well as his interest in increasing diversity within our medical schools.   Dinesh's new book- Stronger is also out now- go check it out!  The Globa ..read more

In today's episode we talk to Associate Professor Arunaz Kumar and Atul Malhotra who are the founders of The Obstetric Neonatal Emergency Simulation (ONE-Sim) education program running in a number of countries in Asia-Pacific and Africa. Join us as we explore what this program is and how it has allowed medical professionals from around the world get hands-on experience in complex childbirth scenarios ..read more

After volunteering in Africa for the past 17 years and with plenty of inspiring stories and life changing surgeries conducted, join us as we introduce Dr Andrew Browning to the Global Health Chat!  Dr Browning is an Australian trained Obstetrician and Gynaecologist who has spent most of his career in Africa and South East Asia providing life-changing surgery for women. Join us as we explore his experiences, hardships and impact on global health!  ..read more

In this episode of the Global Health Chat we are joined by Leah; the founder and creator of the app Gina which is an educational platform focused on vaginismus. Join us as we explore and learn more about vaginismus, discuss the state of sexual education in Australia, explore what medical students can do as well as Leah’s journey in creating the app Gina ..read more

Join us this week as your host Kevin along with MD 1 students Ritoban and Julia talk about the challenges of learning through COVID as well as the stressors, challenges and general experience of medical school so far!  ..read more

Hey everyone! We are super excited to be bringing you another season of  The Global Health Chat. This year our podcast producers are Meghna Prasannan from Monash University and Kevin Huang from Flinders University. Our aim with this podcast is to participate in conversations happening around topical and contentious health issues such as those involving women’s health, COVID19 and medical workplace culture, just to name a few. The team and I hope that this podcast will be a great opportunity for medical students around Australia to learn and gain new perspectives on a wide range of global ..read more

The pandemic has aroused feelings of fear, anxiety and depression across the world. Your mental health is the utmost priority during these hard times! If you need to reach out, please do: Lifeline Beyond Blue Coronavirus Mental Wellbeing Support Service Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) Kids helpline Suicide Call Back Service ..read more

Join us this week as we delve into one of the most heartbreaking topics - the refugee crisis. We chat with Janin and Erica about their experiences volunteering with NGO No Name Kitchen.  ..read more

 This week we discuss the incredible work of David Mayne, who is the head of the Australasian Mastocytosis Society! Get some incredible insight into the world of rare diseases ..read more